A new report says that the second ransom note on Nancy Guthrie The case admitted that the missing family member had died.
Monday, May 22, NBC News reported that it reviewed the two notes that were allegedly sent next Today an anchor Savannah GuthrieThe disappearance of Nancy's mother on February 1. On another note, the suspected kidnappers claim that Nancy is dead but there is no apology or request for payment for the return of her body, according to the source.
However, TMZ said the other ransom note it received did not include an apology or acknowledgment of Nancy's death. It's unclear whether the note obtained by TMZ was sent by the same person who contacted authorities in the first place.
The website reported that it received a number of e-mails from another person who insisted that they know Nancy, where she is and who she is who is suspected of kidnapping her.
This person – who insisted that they were not directly involved in the kidnapping – initially asked for bitcoin in exchange for important information. While the old email said “time is of the essence,” TMZ reported that the latest email said “time is no longer of the essence,” which apparently means Nancy is dead.
Us Weekly reached out to the Pima County Sheriff's Office for comment.
Nancy was last seen alive when her son-in-law left her home. Tommaso Cionion the night of January 31. She was officially reported missing the next day after a friend notified the Guthrie family that Nancy did not show up as scheduled for a virtual worship service. (Both Savannah's sister, Annie Guthrieand her husband were cleared of the charges by Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.)
Although authorities released doorbell camera footage showing a masked man at Guthrie's front door, no suspect or person of interest has been publicly identified. On February 24, Savannah, 54, released a social media video offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy's return.
The consideration of the alleged ransom in the case was renewed over the weekend Air Mail reported that investigators first received contact about the alleged kidnapping on February 2.
The outlet reported that the first note said Nancy was “safe but scared” and asked for $4 million to be paid on February 5 for her return, warning that this amount would increase to $6 million if the cash was not sent by February 9. This first note is said to have warned that their goals must be met “or else,” according to Air Mail.
The law enforcement team allegedly used a tactic known as “phone tickling,” in which they sent $152 to a Bitcoin account to see if any financial transactions with the alleged kidnapper could be traced. It is said that this money was not touched by the suspected kidnapper and their deadline finally passed.
On February 6, the authorities found a second note with the word “busting and hard work” in which the writer suspected that Nancy was dead and offered to return her body for an undisclosed amount, Air Mail report.
Savannah and Nancy Guthrie
Courtesy of NBCSavannah and her siblings Cameron and Annie, 56, released a video on February 7 promising to meet the kidnappers.
“We received your message and we understand. We are asking you now to bring our mother back to us so we can celebrate with her,” Savannah said on Instagram. “This is the only way we will have peace. This is very important to us and we will pay.”
During his special stay no Hoda Kotb to Today in March, Savannah talked about the authenticity of the various ransom notes they had received since Nancy disappeared.
“There are a lot of different notes that have come in,” said Hotb, 61. “I think most of them, my understanding, are not true. …
Earlier this month, Sheriff Nanos, 70, said that the case was “difficult” to solve because it depends on genetic evidence.
“What makes it so long is that we rely on labs,” he told Arizona outlet KOLD News 13 on June 1. “You don't want to jeopardize not only the integrity of this case, but the integrity of the DNA as an adjunct to the work of law enforcement.”
